# Accident 19820202004729A: Piper PA23250, Newburgh, NY, February 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1982, 08:55 local time
- Place: Newburgh, NY
- Airport: Stewart
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.4995° N, 74.0199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-74.0199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62481, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62481-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,004 total, 54 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820202004729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DESCENDED INTO TERRAIN WHILE ON ILS APPROACH AT NIGHT. VFR LIMITATION ON PILOTS 135 OPERATIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC82FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA029), Feb 3, 1982: Piper PA-23-250 (N62481), Newburgh, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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